An assistant coach since joining the field hockey program in 2010, Austin Pile served as the Aggies' interim head coach in July, 2013.

Arriving to UC Davis following a three-year stint as an assistant coach for one of the top high school programs in Colorado, he also assists in all areas of the Aggies' program. Pile most recently served as an assistant coach with Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, Colo. He helped guide the team to the Colorado State Championship in 2007.

His coaching experience has included work as a Futures Coach with USA Field Hockey, and he also worked three years as a volunteer assistant at Poudre High School in Fort Collins, Colo. Pile was a member of the U.S. Junior National Men's Team where he played in several tournaments in eight different countries. He is a graduate of Colorado State University.